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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12. 1895.
NUMBER 42;
VOL. V.
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MEN
If you are poor and haven't much money to spend,
It will pay you to visit R. E. Williams in the East End.
Of Men's Fine Pants he has a hundred patterns or more;
If you haven't seen them, please step in the door.
ROBERT SL WIMaliLMS,
Opposite the Diamond Roller
M4H0NE IS DEAD
The End Came to Him Very
Peacefully.
FUNERAL. WILL rE FRIDAY
A Picturesque Figure in Public Life Bag
Passed Away Brief Sketch or
Bis Life.
Washington, Oct. 8. General Ma
hone died at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
The end came peacefully, almost imper
ceptibly. The funeral will be held at
Petersburg, Va.
(The country will long remember Gen
eral William Mahone as one of the most
picturesque figures and characters in
public life during the last 30 years. Ex
ceptionally Blight in stature and frame,
,he has been a marked man in general
assemblages. His peculiar style of dress,
especially his hat, attracted attention to
him. This broad-brimmed, soft felt
head-gear seemed out of proportion to
the tiny form beneath it. But beneath
this shade sparkled a pair of the keenest
eyes ever possessed by man.
General Mahone marks an epoch in
the history of the United States since the
late war. . He has been during the last
quarter of a century the central figure
in Virginia politics, and at one time his
slight figure was the nucleus of one of
the most violent political storms that
ever waged in congress.
He was in his 69th year. His favorite
sobriquet was "Hero of the Crater,'"
won by his wonderful courage in the at
tack on Petersburg when the Federal
forces sprung a mine beneath the Con
federate defenses. He fought like a tiger,
and later historians give to him almost
alone the credit of keeping Petersburg
from Union bands by repairing before
sunset the shattered Confederate lines.
He had joined the Confederate army
at once after the secessiou, participating
in the capture of the Norfolk navy-yard
in 1861, and raised and commanded the
Sixth regiment of Virginia. He was
commissioned as a brigadier-general in
March, 1864, and six months later be
came a major-general. At the close
of the war he returned to his original
work of engineering, and became presi
deat of the Norfolk' & -Tennessee, rail-
road.
A spirit of leadership led him into the
political arena, and he at once assumed
a, foremost position in the internal affairs
of Virginia, which waB at that time lad
en with an enormous debt' that soon be
came the issue of vital importance be
tween the political parties. He was
elected to the United States senate in
1879. He was like a firebrand cast into
a mass of dry tinder. From the peculiar
attitude that he at once assumed, he
caused one of the most bitter controver
sies and stubborn dead-locks ever known
to the history of that body. Mahone at
last acted with the republicans, and gave
them the organization of the senate.
His coarse brought down Opon his head
the wrath of the democrats, but the re
. publicans received him with open arms
and the federal patronage in Virginia
was tnrned over to him. Since that
time he has been par excellence the re
publican, leader in Virginia. He served
in the senate until 1887, when he was de
feated. 'Although he has since resided
almost constantly in this city, he re
tained citizen-ehip in Virginia, and in
.1890 was a candidate for governor. He
was best known here of late years by his
efforts to secure the purchase by the
government for a printing office site a
FINE PANTS.
Mills,
square of ground owned by him. The
quaint figure of its owner was always
seen in the lobbies of both house and
senate at the close of every session, and
be was considered a great power in the
third house.)
ALTGELD IN THE FIELD.
A candidate for Ke-Klectlon to Illinois'
Gubernatorial Cbalr.
Chicago, Oct. 8. A local paper says:
Secretary of State Hinrichsen came to
town ostensibly to attend a meeting of
the democratic state central committee,
which was held last evening. He
seemed to be more concerned, however,
in proclaiming that Governor Altgeld is
a candidate for re-election than in any
other democratic activity. Before the
meeting, at the meeting, and after the
meeting of the committee Hinrichsen
had "a little matter" to talk about, a
piece of news to reveal, and it was al
ways the same item the governor is
going to run again, He is not only to
run, but, according to Mr. Hinrichsen,
he is going to win.
Conflict Between Student.
Madrid, Oct. 8. Dispatches from Bar
celona announce that serious conflicts
have taken place there between the lib
eral and Catholic students of the univerv
sity, due to the fact that the government
has suspended the professor who pub
lished a book declared heretical. Many
persons were wounded and the disorder
was with difficulty, suppressed by the
police.
Vriuce Bismarlc III.
London, Oct. 3. The Globe published
a dispatch this afternoon from Fried
richsruhe, saying that owing to a sudden
cold Prince Bismark is slightly indis
posed. One hundred Persons Drowned.
Moscow, Oct. 8. It is reported here
that 100 persons were drowned near the
village of Ozery by the capsizing of a
large craft on the river Obera.
Death In Mosier.
Death has again visited our commu
nity and has taken away from us a little
girl. Jennie Watt, aged 13, fell into a
pan of boiling water on last Saturday
evening and was severely scalded. A
doctor was immediately called, but he
said it was a hopeless case, as the girl
has been afflicted all her life and had a
very weak constitution. Parents, brother
and sisters watched beside the little suf
ferer until Monday, Oct. 7th, at 8 o'clock
p. in., she passed away.
The funeral was held at the school
house in distiict No. 52, where a large
number of sympathizing friends had
gathered to hear the discourse delivered
by Rev. W. C. Curtis of The Dalles,
The friends followed the corpse to the new
cemetery, where it was laid in its last
resting place. The bereaved family has
the .heartfelt sympathy of the entire
community. A Friend.
Mosier, Or., Oct. 10.
"Brethren," said a hard-working
Dalles pastor to his congregation last
Sunday, as he announced his text and
prepared to commence his morning ser
mon, "I never in my life attempted to
preach with such a feeling of utter weari
ness as I possess at this moment. , It
was past midnight last nigbt when I
closed a-journey of over a thousand miles
with scarcely a moment's rest the
while. Now, if I should fall asleep
while preaching, as I feel very much
like doing, don't notice it, brethien,
you know how often you have fallen
asleep while I was preaching and you
had merely the excuse that you were
tired listening."
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THE DALLES, OREGON
DURRANT TESTIFIES
He
Tells wiiat Me via on
The Fatal April 3.
WAS AT DR. CHENEY'S LECTURE
He says, and Answered to His Name at
' Roll-Call Went to the Church
Alterward.
San Fhancisco, Oct 9. Tiieodore
Durrant was placed on the stand this
morning to testify in his own behalf. It
was the intention of the defense to recall
lharles 1. -Leuahan, but .Leiiahan was
not present and Durrant was called to
the stand.
General Dickinson conducted the ex
animation. Alter telling nis age ana a
Jew facts of that kind, the attention of
the young medical student was directed
to the events ot April 3. On the morn
ing of tbat'day he said he met Blanche
Lamont, to whom he had first been intro
duced a,t Emanuel Baptist church last
Septftnberi .'After relating the facts
about be trip with Miss Lamont to the
Sutfer-street'car he said he went to the
hpoi)ref medical college intending to at-
tend the lecture at 11 o'clock. Stillman,
ho-.) -ver, did not lecture, and Durrant
saMhat he and another student named
EosVwent for a walk. When they re
turned half an hour later Durrant went
to the library to consult thn authorities
on certain questions under discussion in
his classes. About 1 o'clock Durrant
said he went for another walk with a
student named Diggtns. They were ab
sent half an hour.- Returning Durrant
went into the library and remaining un
til 3:30 o'clock, when he went to the
classroom where Dr. Cheney was to lec
ture. "Was the roll called at the close of the
lecture?" asked Dickinson. .
"It was," replied Dnrrant.
"Were you in the classroom, and did
you answer to your own name?"
"I was present and answered to my
own name."
Currant's answers up to this time had
been given in clear, well-modulated
tones, without hesitation or undue haste.
Then came a question at which the pris
oner hesitated a moment before he
answered. "
"Did you take notes at the lecture?"
was asked.
Durrant's eyes were cast down for A
moment. Then he raised his head. "I
took some notes," he replied, "but they
are not very full." .
Five pages of notes were produced and
admitted in evidence.
Durrant told of how he went to the
church after the close of the lecture to
repair the gas fixtures. . He said he took
the Sutter-street car and transferred to
Larkin from which he transfered to Mis
sion electric car and went within a block
of the church. He was not accompan
ied by anybody on the trip.-
Entering the chnrch Durrant said be
took off his coat and vest so his watch
wouldn't fall ont ot his pocket while at.
work,' and laid the garments in the lib
rary. Then he gathered the necessery
tools and went to the attic to repair the
sun burners...' In order to make the testi
mony more easily understood a black
board was brought into court and Dur
rant traced a diagram of this section of
Emanuel church and its tall tower. - In
order to repair the burners he said it was
necessary for him to lie at full length on
a plank with his head much lower than
his feet. The gas was partly turned on
in order to test the lighting apparatus.
Then Durrant took agasburner and step
ping down to the jury box explained to
the jurors the construction of the bnrn
ers. The prisoner explained the con
struction of the burner -with facility,
while the jurors leaned over the rail
easier to catch every word that came
from Durrant's lips.
After repairing the burners Durrant
said he descended to the auditorium
where he found George King playing on.
the organ. Asked to what conversation
took place, he said :
"I said, 'Hello,. George; I heard you
playing from np fetairs. He eaid some
thing about my looking pale. I told him
that he would look pale if be had been
through what I had. Then I explained
that while I had been fixing the sun
burners I had been partly overcome by
the escaping gas. 'I felt sick, rather
naneeated, and asked him if be would go
to the drug store and get me some bro
mide seltzer. I gave him the money and
in a few minutes he returned with tha
medicine." .
After drinking the seltzer Durrant
said he helped King carry a email organ
down stairs. Then he asked King how
be looked and King said he did not look
as he did a few moments before. ' .Dur
rant wanted to see for himself, however,
and went to the mirror. When the wjrk
at the church was finished Durrant said
he walked to Twenty-second and Mission
street 8 with King. He walked a block
or two out of his way to accompany King
as he had plenty of time.' After leaving
King he went home to dinner, but did
not eat heartily, as be still felt ill from
the effects of the gas, and in the evening
he attended services at the chnrch.
There he met Mrs. Noble, Blanche La
mont's aunt, and asked her if Blanche
was coming to prayer meeting that even
ing, and Mrs. Noble said she did not
think so. . Durrant also spoke of a note
that he saw Mrs. Noble hand to Mrs.
Moore.
While Durrant was speaking of. the
events at prayer meeting, Mrs. Noble
watched him closely, and on two occas
ions shook her head, as if disagreeing
with the testimony he had given. Dur
rant described the wav in which he was
dressed on April 3. after which court
took a recess until o'clock.
ANTELOPE LETTER. "
About People and Things in Lively An
telope A Newsy Letter.
Prof. Joyce' and wife of San Jose, Cal.,
lectured Sunday night to a crowded
house, on the principles the A. P. A.
Mr. Stewart and wife have gone to
housekeeping in the Kircbheiner resi
dence. The ladies of the M. E. Aid Society
gave a very pleasant surprise party to
Mrs. Murphy last Saturday, it being her
birthday.
E. C. Dickerson has leased the Laugh-
lin ranch, lately occupied by W. S. Kel
say. It is understood that the M. E.
minister will occupy the residence on
the said rancti as a parsonage. It is ad
joining town.
W. D. Jones arrived from The Dalles
Tuesday, bringing Mrs. Jones, who had
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. M.
Kelsay, for the past two months.
Geo. Cochrane made a business trip to
The Dalles the first of the week.
Ed. Miller made a pleasure trip to
Grass Valley Sunday.
Frank Irvine has received his fall
stock 'of goods and his store now pre
sents an attractive appearance.
Frank Cram, of Trout Creek, is clerk
ing tor Mr. Irvine-.
Charles and Fanny Murphy have re
turned from a few months visit near
Salem.
Chancey Clarke and family left Sun
day for the Willow country to be gone a
year. Should the country please them
they will locate there permanently.
W. S. Kelsay has moved with bis fam
ily to his ranch, latelv purchased of
Alex. Kirchheiner near Bake Oven.
Mrs. Geo. Patterson returned from a
two months visit near Oregon City
Sunday Mr. Patterson made a flying trip
there and returned with his wife.
Mrs. E. M. Shutt returned from a
month's visit to her parents in the
Willamette valley Sunday.
A Chautauqua circle is being formed
for study and improvement, under the
management of Miss Lillie Hinton.
'" HoBNETTE.
Antelope,' Ore., October 9th, 1S95.
In a .conversation with a Chronicle
reporter this morning, . Editor J. W.
Aimsworthy, of the Wasco News, Btated
the agitation concerning the new road
down Kattleenake Canyon, uas already
having good fruits. The price of wheat
at Biggs, says Mr. Aimsworthy, has now
gone np to 40 cents a bushel. This is
probably done to stop the desire for a
road to The Dalles, but the Sherman
county people will act wisely if they will
have just as many means as possible for
reaching the outside world. It would
be difficult for any community to have
too many good roads.
KNOCKED TO PIECES
Durrant's Story Fails to Hold
Together.
HE
CONTRADICTED HIMSELF
The Defense Has Not Gained From the
Testimony of theKcnjr Pris
oner Other News.
San Fbancisco, Oct. 10. Theodore
Durrani's reputation for truth and ver
acity went completely to pieces on the
witness stand this morning. Durrant's
answers to two or three questions were
palpably lies, and he changed his
answers to fit occasions. Besides he
told a sto'v about the dissappearance of
Blanche Lamont that was so gauzy that
everybody wonders how Dnrrant bad the
hardihood to think the jury would ac
cept it as a fact.
The pitfall into which Dunrant fell was
in- telling about the afternoon that he
spent at the ferry to 6eeif Blanche would
not attempt to cross the bay to escape
from the city. Durrant said he had a
clew that Miss Lamont would cross the
bay that afternoon.
Asked where he got the clew, Durrant
said he was standing at the coroner of
Market and Montgomery streets that day
when a stranger came np to him and
asked him if his name was not Durrant.
The prisoner replied that it was. The
etrahgtr then asked if Durrant was not
interested, in ber disappearance in view
of the faof that his name had been con
nected with the case. Durrant replied
that he was. ..The stranger then said:
"Watch the ferries this afternoon
That is my advice. She will try to cross
thebay."
Although Durrant said he was over
joyed to get a clew to Miss Lamont, in
reply to District Attorney Barnes' ques
tions he said he did not ask the man's
name, residence or anything about the
source of information he had received.
Neither did be ask for further inforina
tion on the subject. He simply watched
the man walk toward Dupont street, and
then Durrant went to a restaurant and
ate luncheon. He then went to. the
ferry, he says, to see it he could find
Blanche.
Four of Durrant's friends saw Durrant
at the ferry that afternoon, and by one
of them the prosecution expects to prove
that Durrant went there not to meet
Blanche Lamont, but Minnie Williams.
Aaron Hoge, an old schoolmate of Dor
rant's testified at the preliminary exami
nation that Durrant met a woman an
swering Minnie Williams' descripton,
and boarding the Howard-street car with
her rode to Mission street.
Durrant testified today that he did not
meet any women at the ferry and that he
went from the ferry to the armory to
pack np his blankets preparatory to
making the trip to Mount Diablo next
day. To Frank Sademan, whom he saw
at the ferry, Durrant eaid that he was
looking for Blanche Lamont. To Dodge
and Dukes, students at the medical col
lege,' he said he was waiting for mem
bers of the signal corps who were coming
over from Oakland.
When asked today if he had told Dodge
and Dukes that he was 'tracing a clew to
Miss Lamont, Dnrrant at first replied
that he did. The next moment he real
ized that he had given the wrong answer
and replied that he did not. He at
tempted to reconcile his statement by
saying tnot he was looking for Miss La
mont and waiting for members of the
signal corps at the same time.
A Costly Fire.
Adelaide, South Australia, Oct. 10.
A dispatch received today from Coolgnr
die, the centerof the new gold fields, an
nounces that a whole block of bnildings
on Bayley street was burned yesterday
by a fire which started through the up
setting of a lamp. It is estimated the
damage will amount to $1,250,000.
Kactory Collapsed.
Cologne, Oct. 10.- The spinning fac
tory at Kochelt, 16 miles from Munster,
Westphalia, collapsed, and buried forty
workmen. Ten were killed outright,
and nine were seriously injured.
Sunn In the Baltic.
Copenhagen, Oct. 10. The British
Highest of oil in Leavening Power.
j
Mmv to
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Fry everything from potato g
chins to dono-hntits in Cotto- c?
lene. Put Cottolene in a cold
pan heat it slowly until it
will delicately brown a bit of
bread in half a minute. Then
put in your food. It will pay
you to try Cottolene just this
way see how delicious and
wholesome it makes the food.
Get the eennlne. sold everywhere in ona.
three, sad live pound tins, with trade-1
marks "Cottolene" and tteer'a headtneot. I
I ton-plant wrmttt on every tin.
THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY. St. Louft, FJ
unn bob rmraw, ranuM, vrtcn, Q
steamer Napier, belonging ' to North
Shields, and bound from Cronstadt to
Rotterdam, collided off the island of
Aaland, with the British steamer Liven
ia, of Leilb. The latter sunk, and 14 of
her crew were drowned, the Napier's
crew rescuing ten men.
D1SASTUOU8 FIUE.
Warehouse anil Much Freight Oettroyed
at Norfolft.
Norfolk, Va., Oct. 10. A fire in ware
house D, of the Seaboard Air Line, in
Portsmouth, late last night, destroyed
the structure with thousands of dollars,
worth of freight stored therein, includ
ing 700 bales of Cotton, and the ware
bouse and Btaveyard of Keed Bros. & Co.,
adjoining. Two men were cut off from
escape and jomped into the bay, one of
them, W. II. Hall, white, being
drowned. Aid was sent by the Norfolk
and Berkeley fire departments and from
the navy-yard. . The loss is estimated at
$300,000 on which there is abont $75,000
insurance.
Clans Sprevkels IteiurnS.
Southampton, Oct. 10. Among the
passengers who sail for New York Satur
day next by the American line steamer
New York are Mr. and Mrs. Claus
Spreckels.
Telegram : The capture of one Span
ish citadel would bo worth more than a
hundred victorious skirmishes to the
Cuban patriots. There are half a dozen
cities which could easily be' taken and
as easily held if the insurgents were to
substitute dignified warfare for their
guerilla methods.
Pendleton Tribune: As the trial of
Durrant drags its slow length along in
the courts of San Francisco it becomes
more and more apparent that the legal
lights for the defense made a sorry mis
take when they attempted to clear their
client by fastening the diabolical crimes
of Emanuel church on Kev. Mr. Gibson.
Baker City Democrat: Things don't
seem to have gone Senators Cameron's
way this year. The theatre next door
to his Washington reeidenco has opened
for business'; bis presidential boom is
busted, and, Quay is said to have made
up his mind to keep him from being tit- -elected
to the eenaie. His present term
will expire March 3, 1S97.
Xa Grande Chronicle: Tho men of
Cuba are fighting for their birthright,
for their iioiiips ami for their uoerry.
So tin is fighting for snbiug.U-.on, tax-
Kathering and the K!e prop of a decay
ing monarchy. The came of Unba is
freedom, and Spain's is despotism. Cu
ba will win. and claim her right to in
dependent government, and Spain will
loaf, shorn the- f llv or the HVMew
under which ehe bus enslaved a power-
fill people.
Thwe are many good reasons why you
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There are no reasons why you should
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